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Scientists and Teachers, Register Now!

Posted on January 26, 2009 in Indiana Dunes Ntl Lakeshore BioBlitz 2009 | 2 Comments

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Registration is now open for scientist and naturalist volunteers to help identify species and lead field inventories at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in May.

We're also accepting registrations from teachers who want to bring student groups to the 'Blitz. Spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so teachers are advised to register early!

Scientist and naturalist volunteers, register here.

Teachers, register here.

Photograph of students and teachers on their way to the Santa Monica Mountains BioBlitz by Phil Crosby

POSTED BY FORD COCHRAN at 10:54 a.m. EST

Next Stop: Indiana Dunes

Posted on May 31, 2008 in Santa Monica Mts BioBlitz 2008 | 1 Comments

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indiana.jpgThe band on the main stage of the Festival is winding down, and we're already contemplating the next annual National Geographic-National Park Service BioBlitz. It's planned for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a 15,000-acre urban park accessible to Chicagoans via commuter train.

Indiana Dunes boasts 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, plentiful undulating sand dunes, swamps, prairie, and forest land.

According to Carl Sandburg, "Indiana Dunes are to the Midwest what the Grand Canyon is to the West." Costa Dylan, Superintendent of Indiana Dunes, agrees. "Did you know that there are more varieties of orchids at our park than in the state of Florida?" he asks. "I'm looking forward to adapting BioBlitz to our diverse, fragile ecosystem."

We are too. And you're invited.

Photograph by Christopher Light, courtesy National Park Service

POSTED BY EMILY LANDIS AND FORD COCHRAN/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 5:59 PM PDT

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